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Powder Coat Painter, 3rd Shift
full-time•Des Moines
About this role
POSITION SUMMARY – Operate automated powder coat paint system, fill and clean paint hoppers, adjust paint nozzles, and operate manual paint guns as needed for touch up. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT — Must be willing and able to work in an environment exposed to elements that can include but are not limited to coolant, dust, mist, elevated noise, and uncontrolled temperatures.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Maintain system to achieve optimum performance
- Adjust paint guns and nozzles according to paint coverage
- Clean and fill paint hoppers
- Operate automatic paint guns
- Operate manual paint gun as needed for touch up
- Perform necessary testing to assure quality of parts in an environmentally safe state and maintain records
- Understand, maintain, and operate mechanical functions of equipment in paint area
- Ability to stop the production line and/or prevent shipment of products due to nonconformance or potential nonconformance products to our customers
- Support the environmental policy with proactive process implementation, improvement suggestions, reducing waste, and acting on environment performance results and findings
SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Ability to read and comprehend work instructions, blueprints, and control plan
- Ability to set up the paint guns and system to obtain the proper paint coverage on parts
- Proficiency in paint room programming and setting up new recipes
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to run all paint equipment necessary
- Quality driven and have good housekeeping habits
- Knowledge of how to check mill thickness with a mill gauge meter
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education: High School Graduate, GED, or HSDE preferred
Experience: One-year powder coat painting experience preferred
Computer Skills: Must demonstrate computer literacy
Certificates & Licenses:
Other Requirements: Must be fitted for a respirator and pass a Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
What you'll do
- Operate automated powder coat paint systems and perform necessary maintenance to ensure optimal performance. Clean and fill paint hoppers, adjust paint nozzles, and conduct quality testing of parts.
About Dee Zee
Dee Zee's extensive product lines are built with you in mind. We recognize your need for durable, functional, and stylish products to keep up with your hectic pace. Dee Zee's classic styles are intertwined with the newest modern looks to explicitly satisfy your needs.
Dee Zee has been a staple brand in the truck accessory market since 1977. We are trusted to support the biggest names in the auto industry as their Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on a variety of products. If you take a closer look, you may see a Dee Zee finished product underneath a Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, or Toyota logo. Our proven manufacturing techniques have carried over to our consumer market accessories you see flooding websites, catalogs and your local retail stores.
The fertile ground in America's Heartland gives way to eight buildings in Central Iowa comprised of over 1 million square feet dedicated to manufacturing, packaging, warehousing and shipping. In-house engineers create Dee Zee's storied products with the latest design software to produce custom fit applications for your vehicle. The majority of Dee Zee products are made and packaged in Des Moines, IA with 90% of supplied parts coming from American vendors.
Dee Zee is always promoting a cleaner tomorrow by practicing green manufacturing techniques. Our eco-friendly manufacturing processes not only save the end consumer money by using lean practices, but we do our part to protect the planet. Dee Zee's reduced carbon footprint is achieved through massive recycling efforts, material reductions and efficient manufacturing processes. We are proud to work with vendors who are Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program participants for paper and cardboard products during packaging.
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What does a Powder Coat Painter, 3rd Shift do at Dee Zee?
As a Powder Coat Painter, 3rd Shift at Dee Zee, you will: operate automated powder coat paint systems and perform necessary maintenance to ensure optimal performance. Clean and fill paint hoppers, adjust paint nozzles, and conduct quality testing of parts..
Is the Powder Coat Painter, 3rd Shift position at Dee Zee remote?
The Powder Coat Painter, 3rd Shift position at Dee Zee is based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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